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To: MythMan who wrote (1339)	11/19/2001 11:21:49 AM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 1401

The first thing I wanted to do on SI today was mention Gramatica's "boink". -g- Tom

To: MythMan who wrote (1339)	11/24/2001 5:27:41 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 1401

Herm turning things around with the run defense. <<< One of Anderson's other head coach clients, Herm Edwards, deserves plenty of credit for the flexibility he has demonstrated with the Jets resurgent defense. Edwards arrived in New York determined to implement the famous "cover two" scheme he had helped to make so successful in Tampa Bay, as Dungy's assistant head coach there. But about a month ago, it became painfully apparent that the Jets simply didn't have the personnel to play that scheme. The New York defense at that point rated as one of the most porous against the run and was arguably the NFL's worst tackling unit. But rather that stick with a scheme that was having counterproductive results, Edwards and defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell heed the suggestions of some veteran players. They switched to a "cover three" paradigm that accomplished two things: First, it permitted the corners to play more single-coverage, which they'd been begging to do. Aaron Glenn responded particularly well, has been superb in the past month, and has five interceptions, just one shy of his career high. Second, the new scheme allowed Cottrell to commit his safeties, in particular strong safety Victor Green, more often to the run. By moving Green into "the box" on most early downs, the Jets have dramatically improved versus the run. We wrote earlier this week about how Edwards' attempt at amateur psychology paid off nicely in the improved play of second-year defensive end John Abraham, who has 7½ sacks over the last four games. But credit him, too, for getting cornerback Marcus Coleman's head back on straight and finding a new way to use the six-year veteran. Edwards definitely read Coleman the riot act a few weeks ago after the corner missed some Wednesday meetings because of late flights from South Florida, where he recently bought a new home, and where he goes almost every week on Monday and Tuesday. The message got through and Coleman is playing markedly better. Edwards has also taken to assigning Coleman, the prototype for the big corner ever team now covets, to the most physical receiver on the opposition offense. Two weeks ago, the Jets confounded the Chiefs by playing Coleman against Kansas City tight end Tony Gonzalez. In last week's victory at Miami, the corner covered Dolphins wideout Oronde Gadsden. Still overshadowed a bit by the Jets' overall improvement has been the quietly terrific season that weakside linebacker James Farrior is enjoying. The five-year veteran, a first-round pick in the 1997 draft, leads the team in tackles and is playing better against the pass than at any previous point in his career. Word is that New York brass has made his retention a top priority, and the team desperately wants to keep Farrior off the free agent market, where he would draw plenty of interest next spring. The linebackers who draw the most headlines in New York, middle 'backer Marvin Jones and Mo Lewis on the strongside, haven't been nearly as good as their press clippings, at least according to a couple offensive coordinators whose teams lost to the Jets in the past few weeks. It will not be surprising, in fact, if New York exposes Lewis and Jones on the allocation list for the new Houston Texans expansion franchise. It's doubtful the Texans would take either of the players. Lewis carries a 2002 cap charge of over $4 million and Jones would be a hit of $3.66 million against next year's spending limit. >>> espn.go.com